Vehicle Service Technician, Autonomous Vehicles

Location

Atlanta, GA

Wage

$75,000 – $90,000/yr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on August 21, 2026

Job Description

Overview

AeroVect is a Series A company transforming ground handling with autonomy, focusing on integrating components for autonomous driving platforms. They seek a Vehicle Integration Technician to help build a market-defining product that combines autonomous vehicle technology with a SaaS business model.

Responsibilities

  • Assemble cable harnesses and fabricate mounts.
  • Integrate off-the-shelf components and perform tests on integrated systems.
  • Maintain and improve the reliability of current vehicle autonomy systems.
  • Collaborate with the Autonomy Engineering team on ground vehicle autonomy.
  • Assist with workshop management by ensuring consumables are stocked and tools are operational.
  • Up to 50% travel may be required.

Requirements

  • Multiple years of experience integrating both mechanical and electrical systems.
  • Familiarity with manufacturing, testing, or diagnostic equipment.
  • Experience with power electronics and servicing industrial batteries.
  • Prior experience in developing and supporting autonomy for production ground vehicle subsystems.
  • Proficiency with business tools such as Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides.

How this job compares in Atlanta, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $40/hr, this posting sits about 37% above the $29/hr median for welding jobs in Atlanta, GA — toward the top of a $28–$41/hr middle band drawn from 25 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 72% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Atlanta, GA

We're tracking 85 other active welding openings in Atlanta, GA right now, from 66 different employers. 39 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 392 other active welding openings from 245 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Atlanta, or widen the search to Georgia.

The most active employers in Georgia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC (8), Mullins Mechanical (6), and Yancey Bros. Co. (5). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Georgia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Forest Park at $39/hr, Atlanta at $29/hr, and Marietta at $29/hr. Atlanta is among them.

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